Hay buck and stacker



y 4, 1944- J. E. RYAN HAY BUCK AND STACKER 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Sept. 11, 1942 July 1944. J ERYAN I 2,352,915 HAY BUCK AND STACKER Filed Sept. 11, 1942 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 y 4, 1944- J. 5. RYAN 2,352,915

HAY BUCK AND STACKER v Fi'led Sept. 11. 1942 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 y 4, 1944- JiE- RYAN ,352,915

HAY BUCK AND STACKER Filed Sept. 11 1942 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 5 y 4111944; 1 w J. E. RYAN 2,352,915

HAY BUCK AND STACKER Filed Sept. 11, 1942 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 7 198 g; /Z 1 -t I 5 IF 109 v 107 J16 /07- 1/ 5 A?! Patented July 4, 1944 my nucx AND s'racxsa John Et Ryan, Adin- County, lowat asslgnor to Ryan Floating Stacker-Company, Stuarh lowa. U

a oqpartnership Application'S ep tember 11, iata-sena nessacn i I f r claime; (c1. z trmy Thisinvention relates to: improvements lnhay bucks andstackersof that type adapted to be operated by means or the ordinary farm tractor V and wherein the tractor is utilized tomove the hay buck-and-stacker from'place to place to first, gather up the hay and then tocarry it to the stack after which it is elwated and dumped on to the stack by power derived from the tractor..

I-am well aware, thatthere-are a large number of .hay bucks and 'stackers in common use which areadapted to be carried by the tractor. These are; objectionable in some ways due to the fact that the stacker and load carried thereby have to'be supported bythe tractor frame, which is an additional load and whichfnecessarily, has to tially in horizontal positionat any-o1 its elevated be of comparativel small size inorder to pro-i vent upsetting of the tractor;

Another objectiontlies'in the fact that ortentimes ,during hay-making season rain interferes with-putting up the haynfor a day or so, and if the attachment is connected directly to the .trac tor, it prevents the uselof the tractor for other farm purposeasuch as the cultivation of crops.

One of the objects or my invention is to provide stacker and the engine exists :to. permit the stacker to be A further object and for elevating and lowering the rake improved means for maintaining thebuck rake substanpositions.

7 A further object is to: ptlbviae is Cassatt-t5;

with the construction above describei means for tilting the, angle of the teeth'of the buck relative to theground surface at the timejthehuck is,

ams losses, to permit the, ends at the teeth to engage and follow the. ground. surfacewhile being loaded, r

. Referring to the "ttetnip nyiiie Figure iris aside elevation of niyin'iproved.

buck and ,stacker'showingfthe buck inn hori zontal loaded position in solid line's' and the same an improved buck. andstacker so constructed and,

arranged that the stacker isfsubstantially selfsupporting to the extent that substantially an .I the weight of the load and the stacker is carried on its ownwheels rather than on the tractor t t so frame.

in a' stackerof the type above described, improved means wherein the tractor may be easily and quickly connected to and within the tractor frame so as to shorten up the lengtliof the unit applied or removed. A I

A further object or my invention isto provide in a haybuck and stackerimproved means supporting and carrying the buck and stacker in and wherein'the tractor may be easily and quicklythe nature of a portable frame having caster wheels "at its forward end supported substantially beneath the center of gravity o'f the load and the weight of the tractor when in operatiomby which the tractor may be easilyand quickly attached or detached and to which the stacker frame is detachably' connected 'tothe portable frameso that the said portable frame may be utilized for supporting'other farm machinery such as binders, mowing machines and the like, and at the same time having the advantages of easily and quickly attaching the tractor.

' A further object of myfinvention is to provide buck in, elevated stacking positioniin dotted lines: 1 o l I, Figure 2 is a back eievation'of the same:

I 'fFigure 3 isa front elevation of my improved hay bu'ckand loader ,with the tractor-"removed and the buck teeth or tines in loading position; Figure 4 is a detail vertical sectional view taken on thelinel-l ofFigure3; a

Figure 5 is a plan view'of my impro'vedbuck and loader as applied to a tractor; Figure 6 is a perspective view of what I shall term a portable frame, removed from the tractor i and the stacker;

' Figure 7 is a detail sectional view taken on the line |--I ofFigure 6;

"Figure 8 is aside elevation of oneof the links mattaching the forward end of the tractor to aportable frame; i

Afurther object of my invention is to provide in a hay buck and stacker a portable frame for supporting the stacker which is easily and quickly,

which-ls shown in section;

" Figure 10 is a diagrammatical vertical sectional view 'ofa modified form of the mechanism for supporting the rake in horizontal position as applied to'm improvedbuck and stacker; I J r Figurell is a sectional view taken on'the line ii-ll of Figure 10; and

Figure 12 is a top view of Figure 10. v

I My improved hay buck and stacker comprises what I shall term, for the sake of convenience,

a portable frame l0, illustrated in Figure 6, hav-H ing a front member I l and .side members I! in connected to a tractor and whereirra-certain amount of flexibliity of connectionbetween-the advanced over uneven ground sur-= is to provide in a combined buck and stacker of the-type'employing-sa buck rake and pivoted arms for supporting the rake Figure 9 is a top view of the same, a portion oithe form of channel, irons, the members i2rbe- V are connected'by :an arch II of such height as to permit the tractor to bedriven beneath the top of the arch and totgive' head clearance for the operator and the tractor. Braces. II are provided to assistv in' holding the arch in its upright position. The front member H is provided with an upright bracket II to which a second bracket member I. is pivotally connected by a pivot H. The bracket l! supports what I shall .term an axle housing II whichis prefer- The draw bar 43 is placed in position after thetractor has entered the portable frame and is connected to. the'tractor hitch bar 45 by means of plates 48 and pins 41, thus providing means whereby the rear end of the portable frame may be supported by the auxiliary axles 29 and the frame advanced over the ground surface by means of. the bar 43 and the plate ll, the portable frame being guided by means of the links II as the tractor is guided.

In order to permit the axle II to oscillate freely Ihave provided a roller 41a mounted in a suitable bracket on the rear end of the member ably in the form of a channel iron having slid- J ably mounted therein axlemembers I, also in the form of' channel irons, arranged back to back, as illustrated in Figure '7, the said memhers I! being slidably mounted longitudinally of the-member I! and locked in various adjusted positions by means of pins through openings ii in the'channel II. The outer end of each of .the members I! is'provided with upper-and lower plates 22 to form brackets for supporting pivot pins 23 of the caster wheels N.

By this arrangement it will beseen that the length of the axle "formed by the members II and I! may be adjusted as required.

For supporting the rear ends of the members I! I have provided skids Ileach of which has its forward end pivotally' connected. to the bracket ll carried by the members II. A lever 21 is pivotally supported on each of themem bers II, to which lin'ks'll are connected, the lower endsof said li'nksbeing connected to the skids 25, thel'evers 2-1" and the skids II providing means whereby the height of the free ends of the members i! may be so adiusted'that auxiliary axle members 2! detachablyapplied to the wheels "of a tractor if maybe slid into the grooves 32 between the flanges of the member 12 as the tractor is driven into the space between said members l2.. The said auxiliary axles 29 then provide means for supportingthe weight of the portableframe, after which the levers 21 may be operated to lift the skidsfrom the ground surface. The forward end of the tractor is connected to the forward end of the portable frame by means ofadiustabie links 38, one end of said links having a downwardly extending pin 34 and the other end a hook 35 being designed to enter an opening in the plate II, with the roller engaging the front face of a plate 41b having curved end portions "c, said rollers 41a being mounted near the ends of the member I8. I have also provided brace bars a having one end connected to the members 12 and the other end connected to'the rear faces of the. ends of the member ll, said brace bars "a. serving to" prevent separation between the axle and the" rollers "a'when the tractor is moved rearwardly aid to relieve the pivot member I! of excessive strain which. would otherwise result therein.

I shall now describe what I shall term the stacker frame which comprises'the beam 4| sup- 36 fixed to thetmembers H and II, the pins 34 being designed to enter the openings "a in the plates 31 carried by-the forward end of the tractor. The link 33 is formed of a threaded rod 31a supporting a threaded sleeve 18 to which one end of a link I! is pivotally connected, having an upwardly extending handle 40. The other portion of the link 33 is in the form of a sleeve M slidably mounted on the free end of the member 31a and pivotally connected to a link H which isalso pivotally connected to the link 89, thusproviding means whereby the hooks 34 and may be separated by means of-the handle 40 to permit the link 33 to be placed in position at the time the tractor is being connected up, after which the handle 40 may then be operated to pull the members 31a and H together. The distance between the members 34 and 35. when closed, is adjusted by means of the screw threaded sleeve 38.

A draw bar 43 is connected to the rear ends of the members I2 by means of pins 44 extendin: through openings 45a in said members 12,

ported on top of the axle member II in a detachable manner; the beam 40 having downwardly extending bars 49 adapted to rest against the front and back surfaces of the axle to detachablyi support the beam thereon. Each end of the beam ll is provided with an upwardly extending guide bar ill, each bar ll having a horizontally arranged arm I] connected to a transversely arranged frame member '2 (see Fig. 2), said frame member I! being pivotally connected to the upper end of the arch II by means of a bolt 83. By removing the bolt II the said frame may. then be detached from the portable frame simply by lifting the beam I from the axle ll. The forward face of the frame member 82 is provided with forwardly extending brackets ll, each providing means for pivctally mounting what I shall term the rakesupportin'g frame.

Said frame comprises vertically arranged arms having their upper ends pivotally mounted to the brackets 54, and a downwardly and forwardly extending brace member "(said members 55 and 56 having at theirflower ends a horizontal arm 51, the forward ends of the arms 51 resting normally on top of the member ll. A cross beam 58 is connectedand fixed to the forward ends of the members 57 and supported in front of the axle. Each of the members 51 is provided at'its forward end with a hinge bracket", the forward end of each bracket terminating in anupwardly extending portion 0 connected to the hinge members 8|, which in turn are mounted on blocks 82 mounted between teeth 03 forming apart of the buck rake Bl. The hinges II are mounted between the front and rear'ends of the teeth 61 so that the rake is substantially balanced with the rear endv mounted on cable 61 carried by' a shaft il-aalso-mountedin suitable bearings carried by theguidefs uk Theshaft 88 is provided witha' pulley supporting a belt 1I|: operated-fromrthe power take-oil :"and pulley 1| of the tractor II.

Thelpulley "511s provided with a clutch element 12 -splined to the shaft 68 which is frictionally:

retained against one end of said pulley by means of a spring 13. A bell crank lever 14 is operativelyconnected with a flange "carried by, the

memberv 12 rwhereln the said member 12 may be movedoutwardly from the pulley I! to operatively disconnectthe shaft '8 from the pulley I;

A cable 15 "has'one end attached to the lever 14 .andth'e-otherend to a hand operated lever 16; carried .bythe frame member 52; thus' providing 5 the. pivot for the bar. 5! below the top of the" machine "a considerable distance in order tov maintain the saidmembers in-operative relation means. for causing the shaft 88 to be operatively disengaged from thepulleyli. The shaft ll' isff alsoprovided withfa brake drum 11 having a brake band 1.; one end of which is'con'nected to'a bracket-"carried by a support 80. The other end of'the band 18 is connected to a bell crank lever l I= also connected to said bracket 19; the

lever" I being actuated by means of 'a rod 82" having oneiend connected to a hand-actuated lever-18;. A spring 84 having one end resting againsta collar "carried by the rod 02 and'the other-end resting against the iever II provides meanswfor yieldably retaining the bandin contact with the drum, wherein said spring will cause the brake band toautomatically engage the brake drum so as to lock the load in any of its; elevated positions.

when .it is desired to lower the frame 51', to-

getherwith the rake M,- the upper end ofthe leverll is moved forwardly; as viewed -in-I ig-' ure-4, thereby releasing the tension on the band" 1l and' allowing the drum -11 to rotate freelyin an anti-clockwise direction. 7 g

In order to maintain the rake M substantially in' a horizontal position asthe rake is elevated" and'lowered; I have provided on the upper surfaceof the beam" a bracket 86 having pivotally supportedthereon what I shall terma tilting bar "(the upper end of the said bar 81 having pivotally connected thereto one end of-a telescopic shaft ll; the rear end of said shaft l8 being piv-' otally connected to the upper end of a bracket 89 carried by the frame member 52. A bracket 0! is pivotallyconnected to the rear end of the shaft "and providedwith a lever sector Site which a lever. is pivotally connected; the'lever 92 being pivotally connected to the'forward end of the shaft 88 to provide means for elongating or shortening the said shaft. This will also cause the bar." to be tilted vertically. I s

The back: end ofthe'ralre II is provided with an upright guide rod 93 having a brace member" .4 to provide a lever for tilting said rake on the hinges DI,- the upper end of the bar 81having a spring-actuated latch 95 slidably mounted on the guide rod 93; A rod "has one end connected to said latch and the other end to a trip lever 91carried by theframe member 52. The vertical distance between the lower and upper pivot members of the tilting bar is substantially equal to the vertical'distance between the'pivot members at the upper ends of the members 55 and the pivot members at therear end of the bar 88', so that the tilting bar will be maintained at substantially a given" angle relative to the vertical when the rake is in anyof its elevated or normal positions of movement. As the rake is elevated and lowered, the latch slides along the guide member 83,- as illustrated in dotted lines in Figure 1, on

account ofthe hinges I being mounted ahead of and below the-lower pivot of the bar 81. The above described means for maintaining the rake-in. horizontal position is quite simple and comparatively cheap, and for certain, types of 'stackers it is desirable wherein low stacks are formed." However, when it is desired to use the device in 1 connection with the construction of high stacks the device is somewhat objectionable in that in order to maintain the vertical distance between the pi'vot members "of the tilting bar 81 and'th'e pivotmembers of thebar I! and the rear pivot member of the bar I! it is necessary to drop toaccomplish the desired results.

In l igures 10; 11am 1; I have illustrated a modified form of the mechanismffor' maintaining the rake-in horizontal" position wherein thepivots r of therake-supporting framel-cani be supported at or near the top of "the entires'tructure. The modified form also illustrates means for more" rigidly maintaining the rake-supporting frame against twisting action such as might result in case a large portion of theweightj carried bythe rake was supported at one end. In" these figures only such portionsof the machine construction not relating to the means for maintaining the j rake in horizontal position have been illustrated to show the operative relation and to provide 1 support for said parts.

the portable frame similar to the' arch II." 'The frame member III! isprovided with upwardly ex tending portions I01, the upper end of each being provided with a bearing I08 for rotatably sup-*- porting a tubular rock shaft I08. Each end of the shaft I" is provided with a triangular shaped frame member llfl'having its upper and rear cor- I ner fixed to said shaft. The forward and lower endsoi' said frame members IIII are provided with a:tubularshaft' I II which is also fixed-i10 said frame members. By this construction the formed is held rigidly against" entire unit thus twisting.

Rake-supporting brackets H2 are provided and I connected to the forward ends of the frame mem bers I I0, having the rake I I3 plvotally mounted thereon; A rake-balancing lever Ill is'also provided having'a guide rod Ill. -The central portionoftheshaft III is'provided with a'tilting bar lit, which is pivotally supported ona shaft and having its upper end provided-with a latch device II1 similar to the latch devices t5. The central portion of the shaft I09 is provided with a downwardly extendingrock arm I I81 which isflxed to said shaft.

The central portion or the frame member its 1 is provided with a rearwardly extending bracket II! having cne'end oi a'lever I20 pivotally connected thereto; A link IZI' connects the lower end of the rock arm I I8 with the central portion of the lever I20. A telescopic bar I22 similar to the. bar 88 operatively connects the upper ends of the member us and the lever m, the an bar in passing over the top of the shaft 1".

The frame member I03 is provided with a shaft I28 and cable drums 124 similar to the shaft n and the drums 01. Cables izsare provided foroperating the frame members III in a manner previously described. By this arrangement, it will be seen that if the frame members III are elevated, together with the shaft iil,' that, the rake III will be elevated and that the shaft.

ill will be rocked in a clockwise direction, causing the band ll todiseng ge the drum I1 and lag said frame members and theraketoassume the dotted line positions shown in Figure 10, in which case the link III will move the upper end of the lever Ill in an anti-clockwise direction and move the rod III: upwardly and forwardly' to the inclined position illustrated, in dotted lines, maintaining the tilting barll Ii inthefsame angular position relative to the vertical as when the frame was in its lowered position, thusprovidins means whereby the rake may be always maintained in a horizontal position during a .of its upward and downward movements, and at the same time permitting the-pivot center'of the rake-supporting frames, which is the shaft Ill,

to be maintained at a point near the top of the.

. the member ll. 1

entire frame structure. In this connection itshould be understood that the device is adapted to be drawn over the highways and there is a 7 limit to the height of the frame regulated by law so as to permitthe device to pass beneath'bridges and electric wires and other overhead structures.

By this arrangement it will be seen that the. pivot member I" may be supported ata point slightly below this height fixed by law and, consequently, permit the rake H3 'to be moved to the maximum height before being dumped.

In practical operation, assuming that the tractor has been placed in position within'the portable frame it and that the tractor is connected therein, as illustrated in Figure 5, by means of the bar 43, the plate 50 and the draft bar II..

with the stub shafts 20 within the grooves 32 of the frame members if and the'links if placed in position to provide means for guiding the portable frame as the tractor is advanced: any

movement of the tractor and portable frame over uneven ground surfaces will cause the side it to tilt or rock relative to the frame member II and the stacker frame carried thereby to rock with the "axle 1., with its rear end swinging about the bolt II as a pivot, thereby permitting sub-' stantially the entire weight of the stacker frame and the buck rake to be carried by the caster wheels 14 without twisting the stacker frame all out of shape.

Assuming that it It and that the'tractor is being advanced over the ground surface, the operator then grasps the lever 02 and swings it forwardly, which will a tilt the upper end of the bar I! forwardly, permitting the forward ends of the rake N to be lowered and to contact with the-ground surface,

after which a load of material. such as hay, may

7 be pushed on to the rake until it is loaded, after which the lever 82 is then moved rearwardly and latched, causing the free ends-of the teeth as to be elevated, as illustrated in Figure l. The load may then be carried to the stack, after which the lever- 1! is actuated, permitting the. clutch 12 to engage the pulley 89 and in turnthe. shaft N to be rotated, together with the drums 81.;

causing the forward end of therake-supporting frame to be elevated to the dotted line pcis desired to loss the rake sition shown in Figure 1, carrying with it the allowing the rake to be lowered by gravity..

.If it is desired to remov the; tractor from the stacker. the Dinsll on the draw bar 43 are removed, after which the said hard! is removed from the hitch barjl, the links II are disconnected from the plates, the levers. II ar then actuated to lower the skids I! to carry the weight If it is desired to use the portable frame for supporting machinery otherthan the stacker, the stackermay be easily and quickly removed by simply removing the. bolt H from the frame members II and i2 and lifting the bar II from the axle ll, after which the other machine may be attached to said portable frame in any desired manner. Y 7

Thus it will be seen that I have provided a hay buck and stacker of comparatively simple and cheap constructionwherein the load carried by the stacker and the weight of the stacker itself are carried principally by the caster wheels, providing great stability against tipping, as well as 1. A hay buck and stacker, comprising a portable frame, including a pivoted front axle adjustable as to length, wheels supporting said axle. the rear end of said frame being arched topermit a tractor to be moved into and out of said frame beneath said arch, means supporting the rear end of-said frame on said tractor, means forconnecting the front end of said tractor to the front end of said frame whereby the frame will be guided by the tractor as it is advanced over the ground surface, a stacker frame having its forward end supported by said axle and its rear end pivoted to said arch, a rake-supporting frame having its rear end pivoted to said stacker frame, a rake, means for pivoting the rear end of said rake to said rake-supporting frame to permit dumping of the same, means latching said rake against dumping, control means for releasing said latching means, and means for tractor to be moved into and'out of said frame beneath said rear end, means supportingthe rear end of said frame on said tractor, means for connecting the front end of said tractor to the front end of said frame whereby the frame will be guided by the tractor as it is advanced over the ground surface, skids for supporting the rear end of said frame when the tractor is removed therefrom, and means for adjusting the elevation of said frame relative to saidskids.

3. In a hay buck and stacker, a portable frame, means supporting the forward end of said frame, means for connecting the rear end of said frame to a tractor to be carried thereby, a stacker frame detachably supported on the portable frame, including upright guide posts at its forward end, a rake-supporting frame slidably mounted adjacent to said uprights and having its upper rear end pivoted to the stacker frame, an upright tilting bar pivotally carried by the forward end of said rake-supporting frame, a tilting rod having one end pivotally connected to the upper end of the tilting bar, means pivoting the other end of said rod to the stacker frame, the pivots of said tilting bar, said rake-supporting frame and the tilting bar being mounted in such a manner that the tilting bar will be maintained substantially in a pre-determined position relative to the vertical as the rake-supporting frame is elevated and lowered, a rake pivoted to the rake-supporting frame, an upright guide rod fixed to said rake adjacent to and parallel with said tilting bar, a latch pivoted on said tilting bar and cperatively engageable with said guide rod, manually controlled means for releasing said latch, means actuated by power from a trac-' tor for elevating said rake-supporting frame, and manually actuated means for controlling .the last means.

4. In a'hay buck and loader, a portable frame adapted to support a stacker, comprising "front and side members, an arched back member to permit a tractor to be driven beneath said arch into said frame, a telescopic axlemounted on said frontmember, wheels supporting said axle, a skid supportin the rear end of each of said side members, means for adjusting the elevation of said side members relative to their respective skids, means for pivoting said axle on said front member, a pivotmember carried by the arched portion of said frame, a supporting frame having one end carried by said axle and the other end carried by said pivot member, means for supporting the rear end of said frame on a tractor frame, and means for attaching the forward end of said frame tothe forward end of the tractor frame.

5. A buck and loader com-prising a portable frame, including an axle for supporting its forward end, ground-engaging devices supporting the ends of said axle, means for detachably supporting the rear end of the portable frame to a tractor frame positioned within said portable frame, a stacker frame detachably carried by said portable frame, a rake-supporting frame movably supported on said stacker frame, a buck rake pivoted to the forward end of said rakesupporting frame means for maintaining said rake in a substantially horizontal position as the rake-supporting frame is moved from its lowerd position to its elevated position, means for elevating said rake-supporting frame, and means for dumping said rake.

6. A hay buck and loader comprising an upright stacker frame, a rake-supporting frame on said stacker frame, including a rock shaft pivotally supported by the rear end of said stacker frame in a horizontal elevated plane, a downconnecting the front ends'of said forwardly and wardly and forwardly extending frame member 76 downwardly extending frame members, a buck rake, means for pivotally connecting the buck rake to said cross bar, an upright tilting bar pivotally supported onsaid cross bar, an upright guide rod fixed to the rear end of said buck rake,'means for releasably and slidably latching the guide rod to said tilting bar, means for releasingsaid latching means to dump said buck rake, and means for elevating and lowering said rake-supporting frame.

7. A hay buck and stacker comprising a portable frame including a front axle pivoted to the front end of said frame, wheels supporting said axle, means supporting the rear end of said frame on a tractor, means detachably connecting the front end of a tractor to said frame whereby the frame will be guided by the tractor as it is advanced over the ground surface, skids for supporting the rear end of said frame when the tractor is removedtherefrom, and means operatively connecting'the skids and frame for raising and lowering the rear end of said frame relative to a tractor and the ground surface.

8. A hay buck and stacker comprising a portable frame having sides and a front member, an axle, means pivoting the axle to the central portion of the front member at a. point above said front member, the rear end of said frame having the form of an arch open at its lower end to permit a tractor to be driven into and out of said frame, means for supporting the rear end of "said portable frame on a tractor positioned therein, skids carried by the rear end of said portable frame for supporting the same when the tractor is disconnected therefrom, and means for elevating and lowering the rear end of said portable frame relative to the tractor.

9. In combination with a tractor a portable frame having side members and ground-engag- -ing means for supporting the front end of said .frame, the rear end of said frame having the form of an arch supported at its'lower end on said side members, said arch being of a height and said side members spaced a distance apart to provide for a tractor being driven into and out of said frame, and means for supporting the rear end of said portable frame on a tractor.

10. In combination with a tractor a portable frame having sides and a front member, a telescopic axle, means pivoting the central portion of said axle to the central portion of said front member, steerable means portably supporting the ends of said axle, the rear end of said frame being in the form of an arch having its lower end open to permit a tractor to be driven into and out of said frame through said arch.

11.,1n combination with a tractor a portable frame having sides and a front member, a telescopic axle, means pivoting the central portion of said axle to the central portion of said front member, steerable means portably supporting the ends of said axle, the rear end of said frame being in the form of an arch having its lower end open to permit a tractor to be driven into and out of said frame through said arch, means for supporting the rear end of the portable frame on a tractor positioned within said frame, and means detachably connecting the front end of said frame and the front end of a tractor, whereby the said portable frame will be steered in unison with said tractor.

12. A hay buck and stacker comprising an upright portable stacker frame, a rake-supporting frame comprising a transverse rock shaft supported on the upper rear end of said portable frame and in an elevated horizontal plane, a downwardly and forwardly extending frame member fixed to each end of said rock shaft, a cross bar connecting the forward ends of said downwardly and forwardly extending frame members adapted to support a buck rake, and means carried by the stacker frame for elevating and lowering the free end of said rake-supporting frame.

13. A hay buck and stacker comprising an upright and portable stacker frame, a downwardly and forwardly extending rake-supporting frame having its upward end pivoted to the upper rear end of said stacker, said rake-supporting frame including a cross bar at its forward end, a buck rake, means pivotally supporting the rake to said cross bar, an upright tilting bar pivoted to said cross bar, means connecting said tilting bar and the buck rake to maintain the buck rake and tilting bar in fixed angular relation with each other, a rock arm operatively connected to the rake-supporting frame to oscillate in unison therewith, a bracket supported by said stacker frame, a lever having one end pivoted to said bracket, 8. link connecting said rock arm and said lever, and a rod connecting the movable end of said lever and the movable end of said tilting bar, said rock arm, lever, link and rod being so proportioned and arranged that as the rake is elevated and lowered the rake will be maintained in a substantially horizontal position, said link, rock arm and lever being mounted and operatively supported substantially below the. pivot center of said rake-supporting frame. 14. In combination with a tractor a portable frame having side members, steerable wheels for supporting the front end of said portable frame, an arch at the rear end of said frame having its lower end supported on said side members, said arch being of a height and said side members spaced a distance apart to provide for the driving of a tractor beneath said arch and between said side members, means for attaching the front. end of the tractor to said frame, and means on said frame for supporting the rear end thereof to provide forthe connection and disconnection of said rear end with the tractor.

15. A hay buck and stacker comprising an upright and portable stacker frame, a downwardly and forwardly. extending rake-carrying frame, pivot means at the top of said stacker frame for rpivotally I supporting said rake-carrying frame, a cross bar at the lower end of said rakecarrying frame, a rake carried on said cross bar, an upright tilting bar pivoted to said crossbar, a rock" arm mounted on said pivot means and pivotallymovable in unison with said rake-carrying frame, a lever having one end pivoted to said stacker frame, a link connecting said rock arm and said lever, and a rod connecting the movable end of said lever and the movable end of said tilting bar, said rock arm, lever, link and rod being so proportionedand arranged that as the rake is elevated and lowered the rake will be ,maintained in a substantially horizontal position.

16. In combination, a portable frame and a load-carrying frame, said portable frame including a front member, an axle for supporting the front end of said portable frame, means pivot: ally supporting the axle on saidfront member, and means pivotally supporting the rear end of said load-carrying frame on said portable frame, with the pivots for said axle, and the rear. end of said load-carrying means being positioned in a common plane extended longitudinally of said portable frame to provide for thepivotal move-, ment of said load-carrying frame laterally of said portable frame.

17. In combination with a tractor a portable frame and a load-carrying frame,-said-.po rtable frame including side members and a front mem-: her, an axle for supporting the front end of said portable frame, means pivotally supporting the axle on said front member at a point above the front member, arch means carried on the rear ends of said side members, with said arch being of a height and said side members spaced a distance apart to provide for the driving of a tractor within said portable frame, and means pivotally supporting the rear end of said load-carrying frame on said arch means, with the pivots for said axle and the rear end of said load-carrying means being positioned in a common plane extended longitudinally of said portable frame to provide for the pivotal movement of said loadcarrying frame laterally of said portable frame.

JOHN E. RYAN. 

